Iowa Insurance CE Requirements
Insurance Continuing Education Hours Required
- 36 hours are required every 3 years.
State Specific Continuing Education Courses:
- 3 hours must be in ethics.
- All Iowa licensed resident insurance producers who sell federal flood insurance policies shall be required to complete a one time 3 hour requirement on flood insurance.
- All producers who wish to sell fixed indexed life or annuity products on or after January 1, 2008 must complete a 4 credit hour training course.
- Effective 1/1/2009: A one-time course training course of at least 4 CE credits in subjects related to long-term care insurance must completed prior to selling any long-term care insurance thereafter, for producers wishing to continue to sell long-term care insurance, ongoing training of 3 CE credits in subjects related to long-term care insurance must be completed for each CE term.
Renewal or Compliance Date for Licensees:
- CE and license renewal must be completed prior to the expiration date on the license.
Types of Courses Accepted:
- Independent self-study courses (18 credit hours of the total requirement may be met through self-study) and Classroom study.
Monitor Requirements
- Self-study final exams MUST BE monitored by a licensed producer, education provider or disinterested 3rd party.
Continuing Education Carryover Hours & Course Repetition
- No excess CE credit hours may be carried over to the next reporting period.
- Courses may not be taken for credit more than once each term.
Exemptions:
- A producer who is an attorney licensed to sell insurance. The producer/attorney must file a report showing proof of compliance with the continuing legal education requirement for the attorney's home state and pay the CE fee and the renewal fee. If the attorney does not have a CE requirement in their home state, they must comply with the Iowa insurance CE requirements.
- A producer who is licensed for credit (18), crop (4), or surety (5). This producer need not report CE credits but must pay the appropriate fee to renew the license.
- A nonresident producer who lives in a state where CE is required. These producers must file the renewal notice through the NIPR gateway.
- A producer who successfully completes an examination for a line of authority which requires continuing education. This exemption is only for the CE term in which the examination was completed, prior to the first license renewal.
Method to Certify Completion:
- For Most States you will be able to print your certificate of completion online once you have completed your exam.
- We usually report to the State Department of Insurance or regulatory board by the next business day.
- It may, however, take your State DOI or regulatory board up to 30 days to report your completion results on their systems.
- As an added service, we can Rapidly Report all of your completed courses the same business day (per credit order) for only $25.
Nonresidents:
All producers who wish to sell fixed index life or annuity products on or after January 1, 2008 must complete a 4 credit hour training course.
Exempt if they live in a state or district having a CE requirement for insurance producers. Producer must file the producer renewal report and pay the renewal fee. Letter of Certification is no longer required. Insurance division will use the PDB to verify license status.
Department of Insurance Contact Information:
Iowa Insurance Division
Department of Commerce
330 Maple Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0065
Contact/Phone # (515) 281-7757
For a listing of the State Departments of Insurance websites provided by the NAIC (National Association of Insurance Commissioners),
Please go to: http://www.naic.org/state_web__map.htm
The Success Family of CE Companies provides this information as a courtesy to individuals who are subject to insurance continuing education requirements. Due to regulatory requirements we suggest that you contact your state department of insurance to insure that no regulatory changes have been enacted. Although ongoing efforts have been made to qualify that the information provided here is accurate and current, neither The Success Family of CE Companies nor its employees warrant or represent that this information is accurate and current. All information is subject to change without notice.